[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 11211-11212] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-6000] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Application Requirements or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Detailed Model Plan (submitted every 3 years. Abbreviated applications to be submitted in intervening years.) OMB No.: 0970-0075. Description: This information requirement is an annual activity which is required by law for the receipt of federal block grant funds under the LIHEAP statute. By law, we must make this model plan available to grantees. It provides grantees an optional management tool that may alleviate the burden of preparing additional information to complete plans. The detailed mode plan is to be filed only once every three years or sooner if major changes are made to grantee's program. We are also seeking approval for a streamlined application to be used in alternate years. Respondents: State, Territories and Tribal Govts. Annual Burden Estimates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detailed model plan..................... 65 1 1 65 Abb. model plan......................... 115 1 .33 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 103. [[Page 11212]] Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Information Services, Division of Information Resource Management Service, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn: Ms. Wendy Taylor. Dated: March 5, 1997. Bob Sargis, Acting Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 97-6000 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-01-M